Cabinet and Furniture Technology - Flathead Valley Community College

Cabinet and Furniture Technology from Flathead Valley Community College is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. The Cabinet and Furniture Technology program prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wood cabinets and fixtures using hand and power tools. Additional emphasis is provided in the design and construction of fine furniture items. The program also includes instruction in areas such as material selection, estimating, blueprint reading, and finishing techniques. Upon completion of this program, students will: Demonstrate the proper and safe use of hand and portable power tools; Demonstrate the use of wood as a material in the proper construction of various fine cabinet and furniture projects; Demonstrate safe practice in the use and set-up of trade machinery; Demonstrate skill in the use of automated drafting and design in order to produce project drawings and employ CNC routers; Read and interpret shop blueprints in order to develop accurate material lists; Demonstrate knowledge of finishing materials along with the skills required for wood finishing including: wood preparation, wood coloring using various stains and top coating using oil finishes, shellacs, varnishes, and lacquers; Demonstrate the ability to list and prepare millwork items required for various building projects; and Demonstrate the ability to produce jigs and fixtures required for the production of cabinets and furniture projects. View more details on Flathead Valley Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.